Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Doug Axe
Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
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Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
David Berlinski
Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
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Carl Linnaeus
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Daniel Witt
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Jonathan Witt

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February 2025

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
February 12, 2025
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Evolution
Faith & Science
Scientific Freedom
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Evangelizing for Darwin: John West Reads from Stockholm Syndrome Christianity

Andrew McDiarmid
February 12, 2025
Evolution, Faith & Science, Scientific Freedom
2
As Exhibit A of an influential evangelical Christian that has been captivated by scientific materialism, West unpacks the legacy of Dr. Francis Collins. Read More ›
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Photo: Bayes' Theorem, by mattbuck (category) / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0).
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Jonathan McLatchie
Date
February 11, 2025
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Biology
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
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When Building Our Case for Intelligent Design, How Should We Think About Prior Probability?

Jonathan McLatchie
February 11, 2025
Biology, Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design
4
Bayes’s theorem is a tool for modeling our evaluation of evidences to appropriately apportion the confidence in our conclusions to the strength of the evidence. Read More ›
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Larry Sanger
Date
February 11, 2025
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Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Technology
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Re-Examining the Arguments for the Existence of God

Larry Sanger
February 11, 2025
Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Technology
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I was impressed by a lecture by philosopher of science and well-known apologist Stephen Meyer. Read More ›
MedicineWheel
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Wesley J. Smith
Date
February 10, 2025
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Bioethics
Environment & Climate
History of Science
Physical Sciences
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“Indigenous Wisdom” Would Make Environmental Science Less Scientific

Wesley J. Smith
February 10, 2025
Bioethics, Environment & Climate, History of Science, Physical Sciences
4
Indigenous people were and are keen observers of nature but modern environment policy needs to be deeply rooted in science as well as culture. Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
Date
February 10, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Bret Weinstein on the Joe Rogan Podcast: Darwinism Is “Broken,” Intelligent Design Is “Catching Up”

David Klinghoffer
February 10, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design
6
Dr. Weinstein alludes to another Darwinian mechanism operating on top of the standard one of random mutation and natural selection. Read More ›
Francis-Collins
Photo: Francis Collins, by National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) from Bethesda, MD, USA, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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John G. West
Date
February 10, 2025
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Bioethics
Evolution
Faith & Science
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Francis Collins and Stockholm Syndrome Christianity

John G. West
February 10, 2025
Bioethics, Evolution, Faith & Science
4
Collins has been celebrated by many of his fellow evangelicals because of his acceptance by the secular establishment. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
February 9, 2025
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Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
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Dog Versus Baby Intelligence: A Comparison

Denyse O’Leary
February 9, 2025
Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology
5
It’s an odd question because what we should be asking is, “Are kittens and puppies smarter than babies?” Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
Date
February 8, 2025
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Evolution
Physical Sciences
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Hey DOGE, Take a Look at NASA

David Klinghoffer
February 8, 2025
Evolution, Physical Sciences
5
For the materialist, atheist evolutionary viewpoint to be valid, life must be easy to evolve, so aliens MUST be out there somewhere. Read More ›
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February 7, 2025
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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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Livestream with Us Tomorrow! It’s the Dallas Conference on Science and Faith

Science and Culture
February 7, 2025
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
1
The sessions for “All Creatures Great and Small” will be available to watch for a full week after the conference. Read More ›
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
February 7, 2025
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Evolution
Faith & Science
Scientific Freedom
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How Stockholm Syndrome Christianity Hinders Scientific Progress

Andrew McDiarmid
February 7, 2025
Evolution, Faith & Science, Scientific Freedom
2
In a nutshell, theistic evolution is the attempt to reconcile belief in God with the standard evolutionary account of life’s origins. Read More ›

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